On March 2 at 10:46 a.m., Milpitas Police Department officers responded to a fight at City Gas Station at 10 N. Main St.

Police said five women apparently stopped at the gas station and got into a physical altercation over gas money. At some point, one woman brandished a two-by-four she picked up off the ground and smashed the windshield of the vehicle they’d been riding in, a 1995 Toyota Avalon.

Arriving officers arrested 20-year-old Sacramento resident Dominique Williams on charges of brandishing, vandalism and fighting in public, police said. The Toyota’s driver, a 19-year-old Wheatland, Calif. woman, was not injured. No other injuries were reported in this case. The estimated cost to fix the car was not listed.

iPod stolen from South Abbott restaurant

On March 1 at about 8:45 a.m., police responded to a petty theft at Denny’s at 333 S. Abbott Ave.

That morning, two men entered the restaurant and smashed the glass of a machine that contained an iPod. The pair took the $150 iPod and fled in an unknown direction, police said.

The second suspect was partially described as white, 155 to 160 pounds, wearing a red, black and white flannel sweatshirt and gray sweat pants, police said.

SJ man arrested for brass knuckles

On March 1 at 3:44 a.m., a Milpitas police officer stopped a 1997 Honda Accord driving with no headlights or license plates on the 100 block of South Main Street near Carlo Street.

The officer eventually searched the Honda’s driver, later identified as 21-year-old San Jose resident Francisco Lopez-Camacho, and recovered a set of brass knuckles from a clothing pocket.

The suspect was arrested for possessing the illegal weapons, police said.

Best Buy thief flees with laptop

On Feb. 28 at 7:20 p.m., police responded to a reported theft at Best Buy at 63 Ranch Drive.

That evening, store employees saw a man take a laptop computer from the store and flee without paying, police said. The suspect then jumped into a waiting white car with two other occupants inside.

A store employee pursued the suspect vehicle and tracked it to the Bank of America branch at 740 E. Calaveras Blvd. Arriving officers detained two people inside the 2015 Chrysler 200. The third suspect, who may have been the store thief, fled the vehicle prior to police arrival.

Officers located what appeared to be stolen electronics. But the stolen Best Buy laptop valued at $1,360 was not recovered. No arrests were made in this case, police said.

On Feb. 27 at 1:34 p.m., a 48-year-old Milpitas woman walked into police headquarters and reported a prior case of fraud.

The woman stated that days earlier a man called her. The man, who called himself Mike, said he was an IRS agent and claimed that she owed taxes.

He then directed the victim to send a MoneyGram to another man named Charles Smith. Over the course of time, the victim sent the suspects seven MoneyGrams totaling $29,000, police said.

Milpitas police were investigating but had limited information in this case.

The IRS advises that anyone who receives a call from someone claiming to be the IRS, and thinks they might owe taxes should call the IRS at (800) 829-1040 or visit irs.gov. The public may also contact Milpitas police at (408) 586-2400 to report similar crimes.

28 purses heisted at Great Mall store

On Feb. 26 at 1:05 p.m., police responded to a theft at the Michael Kors Outlet at 532 Great Mall Drive.

That day, four people entered the store, grabbed 28 purses and fled with the merchandise to a gray minivan parked outside. The total loss was valued at $9,364. Arriving officers canvassed the area but did not locate the suspects, police said.

The first suspect was partially described as a black man, 18 to 19 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with short black hair, a light mustache, wearing black pants, white socks and a gold chain, police said.

The second suspect was partially described as a black man, 18 to 19 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 150 to 160 pounds, wearing a red baseball cap, a gray and green hoodie and white low-top shoes, police said.